Identity-card holder



Aug. 28, 1928.

" A. WILDEN IDENTITY CARD HOLDER Filed may 18, 1925 I5 nJ Z 6 Nr. 008 1-31 I Patented A11 '28, 1928.

v .U.N .I.TED- STATES LBERT wanna, or concern, GERMANY.

IDENTITY-CARD HOIJDER.

Application flledl'llay m, 1925, Seria1 No. 31,206; and in Germany-Nove'mber'fi, 1924.

Railways, street acars and other concerns which day by day provide for large numbers of people often issue -monthly, weekly or suchli'ke'periodic tickets which are not transferable and must thereforebo so connected with the photographwof the holder thatan exchange 'of the appropriate ticket can be vmade asea'sily and quickly as possible,-but on. the other handmust 'be such'that there is no possibility ofdeception. Further such tickets'or authorizations. must possess the properties-that they are light-and handy, that as little work as possible is entailed on the 'part of the issuing authorities and a clearcontrol is assured. Thesystcmszhitherto known in no-wise fulfill the above'stipulated" conditions; Either they comprise mechanisms which unintentionally and of their own accordare liable. to become deranged-orintentionally are readily put out of action, so that an attempt to tamperwith these tickets cannota lways be'detected with certainty, or they even-offer the direct possibility 'for deception 'by=the *exchange 'of photograph 'orticket which cannot be detected's'o easily, if at all.

The present invention concerns anv improved photo framefor ticketsn orpasses of this kind which cannot' bewsurpassed for simplicity and nevertheless -pr ecludes' all attempts at deception. For this purpose. the improved frame consists of a sheet of metal or the/like provided with apertures or windows and bent to U-form, which is closed on three sides so as to provide a pocket-like slit in which the ticket and photograph are inserted side by side. The photograph is irremovably fixed in the frame by means of two tongues pressed out of the material of the frame itself which are adapted to be broken by any attempt to bend them back. Further every frame is furnished with a number impressed therein and if desired with other characters which are also marked on the ticket when issued so that the ticket can only be used with the proper frame.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into practice same will now be described with reference to the accompanyin drawings showing one embodiment thereof liy way of example, and wherein: t

Figure 1 is a plan of the improved photo frame according to the invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line A-A of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on line 13-13 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a section on line CC of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5

shows the sheet metal frame in'plan before bending.

As shown in Fig. 5, the frame consists of a rectangular piece of sheet material the left half of which comprises a pair of largeapertures 0, Whilst the righthalf has two pairs of smaller apertures b and'c respectively. This sheet. is doubled over along the center line 6 to U-form, so thatthe pairs of aper tures a, b, 0 coincide. Then the two later-' ally projecting flaps f, g, of. the under frame portion are bent round so that the frame'is now closed-on three sides and only possesses a small slit at the bottom. In this small slit is introduced from below on the left half the appropriate ticket (Z and on the right half the photograph 2'. In order to'separate the photograph and ticket theunderneath portion of the sheet has an impressed groove 71 which divides the interior of'the frame; slot into two compartments. Advantageously, in addition, three small rivets are passsed through both portions of the sheet, whereby it may be rendered impossible to open out the frame. These rivets-may be constituted by the material of the frame-itself.

The photograph, ,"preferably' provided I with a celluloid Cover, is nowirremovably secured in the frame. One of the 'stripswlc running across the photograph, comprises two cut-out tongues Z, whilst the other corresponding strip m has-a suitable rectangular aperture n. By means of a simple closing pressure applied by hand the two metal tongues .Z are pressed inwardly through the photograph with its protecting cover and through the aperture n, being finally bent round behind the strip m. In this way a photograph is completely held fast with the frame, for which purpose, however, no separate means has been used forthe rivet but only the material of the frame itself. The hardness of the sheet material is so selected that if an attempt is made to bend back the tongues these are inevitably broken. As no separate means is used for the rivetting it is therefore impossible to eifect a substitution. Moreover if a metal tongue is missing from a frame it is evident that this has been removed by violence for an unauthorized purose. p As evident from Fig. 1 the frame carries on its left upper cross piece a serial number produced by impressing so that each number can only exist a single time. In issuing the monthly ticket or the like the authorized official writes the frame number in question upon the ticket, whereby the in,- separability of this ticket and the particular frame is irrevocably secured. The monthly ticket with its celluloid cover, made out for the journey, is then inserted into the frame. Upon inspectionby comparison of the two numbers it can at once he established whether a wrong ticket is. in the frame. The issuing authorities have not to expend further labour in the matter. The attachment of the photograph can only be made once, Whilst at each renewal of the season ticket to thevholder the insertion of his ticket may be done by himself. The ticket and photograph can be seen from both sides so that printing may be appended on the rear side of the ticket and the rear side of the photograph may he provided with a stamp whereby the inspection is endorsed.

In order to prevent accidental displacement of the ticket from the frame the lower cross piece of the frame is provided with an impressed groove 0, which however is not absolutely necessary. If desired furthermore a perforation may be provided in the lower cross piece if the frame is to be fastened to transferring of season tickets or authorized documents are concerned.

I cla1m: .1. An ldentity card holder, comprlsing a one piece frame of sheet metal of a brittle character bent to a U.-f0rm, a flap at each end of one half of the frame, said flaps being adapted to 'fold over the other half of the frame, the halves of said frame having coinciding inspection apertures in them, two photo inspection apertures being arranged one above the other andside by side with a ticket inspection aperture in each half of the frame, an impressed groove in one of the strips of metal dividing the said apertures from one another, means. for permanently securing in said frame a photograph to be displayed through the said photo 1nspection apertures consisting of tongues formed integrally on one half of said frame andv adapted to be passed through said photograph and the other half of the frame and bent over, the material of such tongues being of low pliability such as to insure fracture upon being bent a second time, identification matter, agreeing with corresponding matter on the period ticket, im; pressed in the metal of the frame, and means for detachably securing in the frame the ticket to bedisplayed comprising an impressed groove in that part of the frame adjacent to the aperture for the ticket.

ALBERT WILDEN. 

